Paralakhemundi, Sep 23: The Gajapati district administration hasdistributed around 440 land pattas to landless families in its Rayagada tehsil
on by using Mobile SMS Technology in the land titling process. The land right
records were distributed on Wednesday.
While land is a foundational source of living for more than
65 percent of total workforce in Odisha, 54 percent of the rural households are
landless (SECC 2011). Though the State Government has initiated pragmatic
programmes to provide land to the landless, identifying and enumerating the
landless have been a constant challenge. Besides, it is crucial to have
appropriate mechanism and tools for recording of data, timely tracking and
quick monitoring of the progress.
65 percent of total workforce in Odisha, 54 percent of the rural households are
landless (SECC 2011). Though the State Government has initiated pragmatic
programmes to provide land to the landless, identifying and enumerating the
landless have been a constant challenge. Besides, it is crucial to have
appropriate mechanism and tools for recording of data, timely tracking and
quick monitoring of the progress.
Landesa, a global non-profit organisation working towards
securing land rights for the poorest people, is supporting the State Government
to address these challenges. Landesa designed the Community Resource Persons
(CRPs) model that uses a cadre of local literate youth trained to provide
support to the revenue officials in accurately enumerating the landless.
securing land rights for the poorest people, is supporting the State Government
to address these challenges. Landesa designed the Community Resource Persons
(CRPs) model that uses a cadre of local literate youth trained to provide
support to the revenue officials in accurately enumerating the landless.
Landesa along with its global technology partner SIMLab, has
developed a technology innovation to use Mobile SMS Technology in land titling
process.
developed a technology innovation to use Mobile SMS Technology in land titling
process.
“Use of SMS technology is easy and it enables free flow of
information among the field level revenue officials, the tehsildar and the
Sub-Collector and the District Collector. It helps in data recording, sharing,
progress monitoring, and generating short reports by sending single SMS through
a low end mobile phone. This makes the process transparent and fast as one
doesn’t have go to office and check records to know the status or wait for
meetings where RIs can share updates,” said local Additional Tehsildar Pradeep
Kumar Sethy.
information among the field level revenue officials, the tehsildar and the
Sub-Collector and the District Collector. It helps in data recording, sharing,
progress monitoring, and generating short reports by sending single SMS through
a low end mobile phone. This makes the process transparent and fast as one
doesn’t have go to office and check records to know the status or wait for
meetings where RIs can share updates,” said local Additional Tehsildar Pradeep
Kumar Sethy.